Prendre la vie comme elle vient: August 2006

Last week in Boulder...

Last week in Boulder! Activities: dinner with Derek's step-brother Wilson & co as he drove through Colorado, Derek's last luch with Ball folk at BD's Mongolian BBQ, packing day visit, camping at Brainard Lake for Audra & Peter's 30ths, Leslie's 30th "70's-style" party and finally, Derek's last visit with his dad, step-mother and little sisters!

Tom, Elizabeth, Wilson, Bob, Linda, Derek after a nice dinner overlooking the lake

Bob, Bob, Ben, Greg, Derek, Bill, Michelle, Ken and the bear

Packing day visit from Vida, Jeff & Adam. Look at those eyes!!

Peter, Audra, Blake Derek and the camping dogs...

Rose, Peter & Audra cooking in the morning

Us with the little puppy who likes to throw up sticks on the tent floor at 5am

Derek, his dad, Claudia and his sisters, Ashley & Rebecca outside Red Robin

Good-bye, Sushi Zanmai.... I mean, friends!

There are so many pictures that this deserves a post of its own... our official going away party with 95% of our friends held - where else - at Sushi Zanmai and later, the Rio.

Derek gets a thoughtful going away gift from Elana... a CSU lambkin!
(Derek is trying to be tough in this picture, for those of you needing further clarification..)

My last Z-9 roll ever....
(Or, until our last moving day where I ran out to get Zanmai takeout just because I needed it).

"Aaapy Irthday" to Audra and Peter...

Ballfriends & Jared. Tyler's trying to be big like everyone else!

Katja, Hallie, Audra, Peter & the bookclub (plus Brian) at the Rio. This was before there were several empty marg glasses on the table...

Katja, Hallie me & Brianna. I didn't get the black memo.

Misc. Colorado T-2wk events...

Our last month in Colorado has been jam packed with activities. Here are some from our second to last week.... Emily's birthday drinks at Conor's, Rockies game with Jared, Derek's going away party hosted by his mom, Kelda's bachelorette party and Derek's friend Cortney's wedding.